A R C H I TEC TUR E POR TF OL I O A D I T I B A J PA I selected works 2015-2021
EDUCATION Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
aditi.baj23@gmail.com iti.da
Bachelor of Architecture 2015- 2020
WORK EXPERIENCE Team Architrave, Ar. Madhura Prematilleke (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Architectural intern
June 2018 - November 2018
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Paris, France) Architectural intern
February 2019 - June 2019
Asian Paints Advertisement
Set Designing under Production Designer Dhara Jain 2021
Kromakay Salon (Mumbai)
Interior Designing in collaboration with Shaira Kapoor 2021
WORKSHOPS Related Study Program, Goa
Documentation and measure drawing of the settlements December 2015
C U R R I C U L U M
V IT A E
Hunnarshala, Bhuj, Gujarat
Earthwork- Adobe bricks, CSE bricks, Rammed earth wall January 2016
Mountain Architecture, Laholi, Uttarakhand
Gabion wall, mud plaster, stone masonry, rammed earth wall May 2016
Related Study Program, Gwalior
Documentation and measure drawing of the fort complex December 2016
Anatomy of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh Analytical study, guest lectures, booklet December 2017
MIT India Initiative, Mumbai, India Prototyped intervention in public spaces January 2020
Pandemic Micro-Urbanism, Online
Design-research, open-source proposal for public markets May 2020
ADITI
As an architect and res the medium of design to enhance the every people inhabiting th challenging briefs, intric an experimental appro
Passionate, creative, ha and self-driven, I am learn and I am looking forward environment where I ca experience to its best my skills and g
Nationality: Indian
INITIATIVES
Languages: Hindi English Gujarati
Natakbaazi, CEPT Theatre Group
Backdrop design and set-up
February 2016
Natakbaazi, CEPT Theatre Group
Acting
February 2017
Freecopy printing shop , a student start-up
Interior designing and execution
June 2017
Shaam-e-Thesis Club
Club Head (renowned architects presenting their thesis)
July 2017
Kurula Varkey Design Forum
Theme ideation, write-up and organisation
August 2020
ACCOMPLISHMENTS RPBW Internship Competition, 2018 Winner
BAJPAI
searcher, I aspire to use and the act of building yday experience of the hose spaces. I enjoy cate design process, and oach towards designing.
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Kaarwan National Design Competition, 2020 Covid-19, Temporary Health Facility Second Runner-up
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Microsoft Office Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Sketchup AutoCad Rhinoceros Grasshopper Revit Architecture
OTHER SKILLS Technical drawing and rendering Sketching Model making Painting Graphic Designing Wood Carpenting
Wood Carpenting Metal work Earth Construction Photography Theatre
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Thaltej Transit Hub // Academic
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Ekagrat
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Cube-X
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Pop-up market
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Enagage, Enhance, Emancipate
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Nirupa Jane Residence
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Site-0
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Kromakay Salon
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Asian Paints Advertisement
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Other Works
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// Academic
// Competition
// Workshop
// Competition
// Internship (Team Architrave)
// Internship (RPBW)
// Interior Design
// Set Design
// Miscellaneous
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thaltej transit hub a community and context driven development Ahmedabad (Academic Project)
Transit hubs can not only upgrade the connectivity within a city but also become a valuable asset to the local community of that city by becoming a hub of new opportunities. This project aims to reinvent the image of permanent huge infrastructural projects that more often than not have been infamously accused of rupturing the local communities and the dynamics of everyday city-life experience in the vicinity of its construction. The Vision: The project locates itself within this scope of demand of opportunities by providing a platform for skill development and means for the women of the local community to earn their own livelihood and embrace a sense of empowerment. Such a programme, caters to the aspirations of the women of the area to help them attain self-reliance but also extends the scope of employment to all genders. Most of the women being home-makers, the project primarily engages with the prevalent skill of cooking and proposes a community kitchen which further uses the transit facility to reach out to the entire city through its tiffin service. The transit hub becomes the interface for exchange of knowledge and interaction between people, thus enabling training, development and exhibition of new skills. For encouraging women to participate and use the facility, a day-care centre for children and the elderly was a must to take care of the responsibilities that hold them back from progressing. The project also uses the project to promote good health and well-being of the women who often neglect their health concerns due to lack of awareness; Women’s Health Clinic. The training centres here aim to make women technologically equipped and allow for discussion, meetings and conferences to take place to spread more awareness about various issues and opportunities. An RnD department caters to those with the spirit of experimentation and invention to keep up with the fast paced development and competition around. The design derives its scale from its surrounding built mass to fit well within the context and not make the entire building as overwhelming as transit projects are usually perceived to be. The simple tectonic strategy of a continuous slab, that like a ribbon, folds and unfolds itself to become the floor and the ceiling of the building -enables the design to become porous and have a strong visual connection across all levels from the platform level straight down to the plaza level. A structural grid of close intervals allows slender columns and an overall light structure. The interlooking volumes enclosed by the slabs provide for the eyes on the street, invoking a sense of serveillance and security in the entire project area.
Professor: Sachin Soni 2
A survey showed that most of the trips made by the people of Thaltej was for work purposes, reinstating that the area lacked scope of employment opportunities. The ‘Building Use’ map below further supports this and shows that jobs mainly lie in the few commercial complexes and the shops residing in the mixeduse houses.
Open Space and Street Network Mapping
The photographs capture another direct observation which shows that most of the streets and public spaces were occupied by women vendors.
Building Heights
PRIMARY STREET SECONDARY STREET TERTIARY STREET CUL-DE-SACS (No. of floors)
Caramona’s Space Types for Thaltej
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Building Use COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS MIXED-USE HOUSES
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BUNGALOWS / ROW HOUSES
Using direct observations to map Thaltej in order to analyse the physical characteristics of the site. The location, form, scale, use and scope of the design proposal was determined with the help of these maps 3
THE HOME- MAKERS
FEMALE STREET VENDORS
YOUNG FEMALE ADULTS
STREET VENDORS
THE AVERAGE THALTEJ CITIZEN
GOVT. AUTHORITIES
CONDITION: Most of the vicinity of the proposed site was made up of the Thaltej gam where the women were predominantly home-makers. Their skillset is limited to the tasks of the kitchen and chores. ASPIRATION: They held a desire to earn their own livelihood but were held back by the responsibilities of taking care of children and the elderly at home.
CONDITION: The primary and secondary streets were observed to be occupied by a considerably high number of women street vendors. ASPIRATION: These women acquired sales and small-scale business skills but were restricted to the proximity of their homes due to responsibilities and restrictions from their families.
CONDITION: A number of young female adults who were either studying or just graduated, restricted to their vicinity by the family —were found to be taking up teaching jobs and volunteering for social development in their area. ASPIRATION: 7 out 10 from this age group that were interviewed had a desire to do a job and become independent, but were restricted by distance and scope of jobs as Thaltej is predominantly residential.
CONDITION: The local vendors thrive on the activities of the streets of Thaltej. The intervention of a huge public infrastructure such as the Metro Station, threatens their spot and ease of access for the crowd. ASPIRATION: To not be relocated and interrupted by the acquiring of Thaltej’s prime area by the construction of Metro Station.
CONDITION: 60% of Thaltej comprises of mid to low income groups who travel long distances in scope of work. Metro Station offers them an economical and time-saving way to travel to their jobs. ASPIRATION: What if they did not have the need to go far away for jobs? Can the Metro Station devoid them of the need to travel altogether?
CONDITION: Thaltej lies with an enormous scope of development that could not only give back to the local community but also raise the value of the location —thus attracting more people to travel here using the metro facilities. ASPIRATION: The several other opportunities provided throguh the Metro Station help the Authorities to generate revenue for the community as well as themselves.
The overall site and program analysis for the design proposal of the metro station led to the formation of this list of stakeholders and how the project would affect them 4
DIVISION OF MASS: The project is lop-sided, more on the lake side in order to free the overhead space on the residential side to have the least intrusion effect on the existing city fabric
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ELEVATING THE MASS: Lifting the mass off ground to activate the plaza for inviting more people and not disrupting the existing dynamics of the ground
VOLUMES INSIDE VOLUME: The mass is then fragmented into volumes that are overlapping each other to maintain a sense of single enclosure so that the spaces are visually connected to each other as well as context
OVERLOOKING DECKS: The slabs, behaving like decks, are overlapping as well as continuous to further enhance a unified sense of enclosure while also allowing the spaces to overlook into each other
Programmatic Sections showing the overlapping, stacking of volumes that is consistent throughout the length of the project Axonometric diagram showing the distribution of the program 6
Lake Side Hard Ground Public Plaza
Community Kitchen
Gamtal Side Soft Ground Public Plaza Women’s Health Clinic
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Lake Side Hard Ground Public Plaza
Community Kitchen
Gamtal Side Soft Ground Public Plaza
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Concourse
Platform
Metro Station Access
Training Centre Co-working Space Restaurant (Indoor+Outdoor)
Meeting & Conference Room
Concourse
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Training Centre Co-working Space Restaurant (Outdoor)
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Meeting & Co-working Space Conference Room
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Community Kitchen
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Take-away Eatery
Elderly Day-Care Children’s Day-Care
Kitchen Storage
Exhibition Space Research and Experimention Lab
Tiffin Packaging
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Concourse
Kitchen Storage
Elderly Day-Care Children’s Day-Care
Tiffin Packaging
Exhibition Space
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Axonometric diagram showing the circulation of the transit facility in the proposed design, which has been resolved in a way that provides unobstructed flow of transit facility users. 11
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LEGEND: 1.Soft Ground Public Plaza for Gamtal residents 2. Park 3. Public Toilet 4. Training & Skill Development Centre 5. Take-away restaurant 6. Elderly Day Care 7. Exhibition and Community’s MultiPurpose Hall 8. Stepped Plinth for public Seating 9. Urban Farming, Green Zone 10. Hard Ground Public Plaza for the Transit Hub crowd
Plaza Level Plan ground floor 13
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LEGEND: 1.Ticket Office 2. Supervisor Room 3. UPS & battery Room 4. Signalling Equipment Room 5. Telecom Equipment Room 6. Paid Zone: Public Toilet (Male) 7. Paid Zone: Public Toilet (Female) 8. Security Zone 9. Commercial Outlets 10. Staff Room & First-Aid 11. Security Room 12. Station Control Room 13. Ticket Office 14. Auxillary Sub-Station
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ekagrat a place for tranquility of the mind Ahmedabad (Academic Project)
The project explored structure as a maker of space and expressing form as a diagram of force. It investigated the relationship between structure and material as a primary basis in the making of architecture. As a part of the design process, a module was first developed with experimentation, calculation and iteration. The module acted as the atom of the building. Next, the module, also seen as the component, was propagated to form a spanning system. The connections between the components as well as the end condition of the spanning system altogether defined the structure, form and forces of the developed system. The building accommodates a guest house for Badminton players. The layout of the space was designed based on the requirements of the program as well as the climatic response to the context. There was a simultaneous attempt to develop and follow the language derived from the spanning system into the entire building; its material expression and fenestration. The reverse process of designing in this project was challenging and fun. The focus here was to learn how to resolve and detail out architecture to its tiniest component to be able to communicate it aptly to the maker of the building. Every design decision had its sequence of construction figured out.
Professors: Sankalpa & Vicky Achnani 18
Iterating the module helped in exploring the possibilities of structural systems that can be derived based on the type and quantity of forces acting on the respective systems The aim was to find the most stable one with a considerable amount of flexibility to allow some play with expressions of form (A)
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An experimental set up was designed virtually as well as physically to further test out the propagation of the possible structural system This was helpful in gaining a better understanding of the actual forces acting on the system as a whole as well as the individual modules (C)
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Defining the final module : the single unit (a), its connection with the next unit to form a row (b), & its propagation in the other direction connecting all the rows (c) Propagation in (c) required an introduction of two new members; -a hollow pipe to introduce compression and hold the rows apart -string to hold the rows as well as the pipe in place and enact tension in the system
DETAIL OF THE PIPE
PIN JOINT BETWEEN MODULES
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Defining the final stable system of propagating the designed module with an understanding of the forces acting on it which are balanced out. TENSION COMPRESSION
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CONCRETE POURING
MS BOX SECTION 35x75mm GLASS BOTTLES (approx 2000 used) FLASHING METAL DECKING SHEET WATERPROOFING LAYER
GUTTER- POLYCARBONATE SHEET 3mm MS PLATE 3mm COMPONENT (a) SKYLIGHT SHADING SYSTEM (b) CONCRETE WALL PLATE
1 1/2 THICK BRICK WALL
CONCRETE BAND (LINTEL) for holding the rammed earth
STEEL CABLE 10mm dia
PIVOTED TIMBER LOUVRES IRON REINFORCEMENT for rammed earth wall IRON GRILL
RAMMED EARTH
CONCRETE BASE IPS FLOORING PCC STONE PLINTH
A detailed wall section along the transverse side showing the play and specification of materials used in the project and how they connect with each other An exploded view of the building with its various layers coming together as shown above in the wall section 21
CONCRETE POURING [with coconut shells as aggregate]
RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES [for insulation]
METAL DECKING SHEET
MS BOX SECTION GRID [35mm x 75mm]
SYSTEM WITH END-CONDITION
CONCRETE WALL-PLATE [receiving the load of the roof]
SINGLE BRICK THICK WALLS [230mm with mud-plaster]
RAMMED EARTH WALLS [400mm]
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cube-X Temporary Quarantine Facility Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport, Ahmedabad (Competition-2nd runner up)
The design proposal was an entry for the National Design Competition that was organised by Kaarwan in collaboration with Indian Institute of Architects. The competition invited concepts and designs for a Temporary Quarantine Facility that would accommodate the precautions in infrastructure demanded by the new normal. Our entry excelled in being low cost and practical. The core idea was to develop a design that is easy and quick to deploy, low on cost and flexible in terms of choice of material so that any location can build it as per the availability in the region. Thus, our proposal comprised of a range of deployable structures that provided for rooms and furniture. Located in the airport complex for testing and quarantine of passengers arriving a city, the design had distinguished access for different users. Careful consideration was given to the layout and organisation of the spaces in the facility so as to minimize physical contact between patients and doctors, positive and suspected patients, medical and technical staff, visitors and those admitted —to mitigate the spread of the virus. The design proposal for the temporary facility was an extention of an attempt that we had already made with CHHAT organisation and implemented on ground in different parts of Gujarat.
Teammate: Dwij Hirpara 26
Covid-19 Mitigation Chart To design a systematic intervention that is feasible, replicable, adaptive, and an ecological solution that holistically addresses the issue for precaution and mitigation of the prevailing and forthcoming situation of SARS COV-2, the following chart was prepared which helped in planning, designing and developing the proposed Covid-19 Prevention Tool Kit.
Covid-19 Toolkit comprises of the following: • Multi-purpose Isolation Cells Time to build: 25mins, Time to Deploy: < 2mins, Cost: 1500/-inr • Foot-Operated Soap dispensers Time to build: 3hrs, Time to Deploy: <1min, Cost: 500/-inr • Bamboo Partitions Time to build: 25mins, Time to Deploy: <2mins, Cost: 500/-inr • Foldable Bed Time to build: 30mins, Time to Deploy: < 30secs, Cost: 500/-inr • Upcycled PVC Bamboo basin Time to build: 1hrs, Time to Deploy: <1min, Cost: 700/-inr
+ Cube X, Isolation Cell
Easy to deploy, pre-fabricated system. Can accommodate 1-4 occupants
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+ Foot-operated Soap/Sanitizer Dispenser
No contact, cost-effective, lightweight hand sanitization system
Bamboo Partitions
Light weight, foldable partition shift emergency rooms
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Cost-effective and stand-alone Bamboo-PVC washbasin with easy assembly
Foldable bed
Sustainable, easy-to-deploy and foldable bamboo frame bed
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pop-up market Pandemic Micro-Urbanism
(Workshop- for proposals)
2020 saw us facing an unprecedented global challenge; it was the first time in history in which humanity at large was simultaneously threatened despite geographical, cultural or technological differences. While we were struggling to overcome economic hardship we were also confronted with a tremendous ethical challenge: how to work towards the preservation of life above all else? The workshop enagaged with this fundamental question through the potentials of architectural and urban design. It was a call for action and reflection for radical improvement of current circumstances specially for those most vulnerable to the perils of COVID 19. The Proposal: A large portion of the Indian population is daily wagers and they have been severly affected by the pandemic situation. In many cities like Chennai, Bangalore, Jaipur, etc. the main reason for the spike in cases has been pointed to the vegetable vendors, dairy booths, and grocery shops. -as they are direct points of interaction. However, local kirana shops, vegetable vendors and milkmen are the lifeline of the Indian community. Hence, there is a need to devise ways to regulate and monitor their health and movement. Thus, our proposal aims at rethinking the market spaces so as to protect the vendors as well as maintain the supply of essential items at a time when many are stranded and are unable to commute. The idea of our proposal was to design a vending stall that can be produced anywhere in the world and set up at desired locations. Once built, the proposal also sets out guidelines for a pandemic sensitive layout of the market space that comprises of these stalls.
Teammate: Rimshi & Virakti 32
CLICK HERE
to view the document containing Kit-Of-Parts required to assemble the vending stall illustrated below. The given document is used for CNC cutting out of 8’x4’ marine plywood sheets.
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CANVAS COVERING
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Now you add accessories to customise your stall, however, it is highly recommended to hang a piece of fabric or plastic to minimise touch. You can also use the counters to create a barrier
Insert the roof panels into the teeth of the frame and the rotatable roof frame into the circular cutouts on the frames
(a) Lap joint with key between frame panels
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Once the second set of wall panels have been placed, insert the last frame into the teeth of the wall panels to complete the skeleton of your stall. Next, insert the floor panels to form your ground
Repeat the same steps as below uptil now to place the second frame as well as the wall panels into the grooves of the frame, as shown (b) Interlocking joinery and key at counter canvas cloth attached using rope to roof
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Now start inserting the wall panels into the grooves of the frame *as illustrated in (c) on the right
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The first frame is then fixed onto the panels through the tongue and groove joint *refer (a) on the right to configure the joinery of the frame
(c) Connection of wall panels to frames
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Once the panels are placed, lock two of them using the wooden ties placed at regular intervals of 0.3m
Place 5-8mm thick 3 steel channels at a centre to centre distance of 1m from one another
Assembly of the vending stall
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a) The rear side panels can be removed to provide a door
b) The side panels can be removed to provide a door on the side
INFILL PANELS
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY: The design for the Build-it-yourself prototype of vending stalls has features that allow customization based on the n
EASE OF CONSTRUCTION AND ASSEMBLY ZONES OF THE COUNTER
PLACEMENT OF THE COUNTER SCREEN AS BARRIER
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c) Shelves for storage can be inserted in any of the perforations depending on the amount of space needed PERFORATED PANELS
needs of the vendor and the location where it is being put up
1) The joinery is quick and easy to assemble
2) The counter is placed outside to minimize contact with the vendor
3) The fabric/plastic screen acts as a physical barrier while providing shade and visibility
4. a) Zone 1: Sanitization
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4. c) Cashless payment
9 protocols that are required to be abided by in order to mitigate the spread of virus as we see public spaces opening for essential services 36
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THE SYSTEM - Possible ways for planning the layout of the vending stalls 37
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RULE 7
CLICK HERE
RULE 4
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to view the detailed market layout strategies document which has all the rules laid out and explained
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engage, enhance, emancipate Kaira Looro: Women’s House Baghere, Senegal, Africa (Competition)
For any community to progress and prosper, we need the efforts and involvement of every individual. It is a collective act to build a successful nation, and to enable this it is essential to first free ourselves from the regressive forms of discrimination and inequality. Thus, within itself, the project aims to address and accommodate the needs of the women of Baghere -so that they can proceed towards their emancipation; while it also opens itself up to become a medium of dialogue and exchange between the Women’s House and the rest of the community —as gender equality is not just about women but about all the genders. The design looks closely into the daily lives of the women of Baghere to identify the bare essentials that built environments require to demonstrate towards the needs of the women. Therefore in the Women’s House, we have first and foremost found it necessary to acknowledge the fundamentals that come along with being a woman in order to: 1. accommodate the role of motherhood, 2. promote women’s health and well-being, 3. provide public sanitation facilities, and support these in addition to the functions of meeting, gathering, discussing and performing awareness workshops around the issues of gender equality. The layout of the rooms within the design allows some of them to club and become one large space, or interchange their functions.In the endeavour to keep the Women’s House rooted in the context of Baghere -not only physically but also spatially, socially and culturally- the proposal anchors itself along the primary access of the village to gain the attention of the passers-by into the building and encourage participation, while also activating the edge for public use. The plinth also aids the design in enhancing the street character by providing places to rest as well as access to public toilets and women’s health infirmary which are strategically embarked along the edge of the House. The wall here is the most versatile element of the design, modifying its form to cater to both inside and outside of the Women’s House. As we move from the open public space, into the semi-public space of the house, the inverted ‘V’ configuration of the design allows the enclosed spaces to look into a triangular common gathering space that converges everyone together. During evenings or favourable weather conditions, the same space becomes an extended version of the meeting space, comfortable for loitering. This configuration connects all the spaces visually, thus enhancing the sense of surveillance, security and comfort within the building.
Teammate: Khevna Modi & Mohit 40
TOILET makeshift market pedestrian restplace
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80 mm dia spilt-bamboo tiles 2 mm thick PVC waterproofing layer 30-35 mm dia solid bamboo purlins 400 mm apart 120 mm dia jute mudrolls for thermal comfort 100 mm dia bamboo rafters at 700mm apart 60 mm dia bamboo bracing member 250 mm X 300 mm white wood timber wall plate 80 mm dia horizontal bamboo tie member running along the wall 80 mm dia vertical bamboo supports
100mm x 300mm white wood timber sill and lintel
15 mm thick stucco mud plaster with agricultural waste for binding wire mesh for holding plaster on balewall 300 mm X 450 mm X 600 mm load bearing rice straw-bale blocks 50mm IPS (stone-concrete) flooring for thermal comfort 300 mm top bed: waste tyres tied with jute rope & soil-concrete mixture infill 450 mm X300 mm stone foundation with mud mortar Compressed Earth 75mm thick P.C.C. bed
The extensive use of home-grown bamboo in the design, thus helps achieve social and economic stability in the region, as well as promotes larger cultivation of bamboo; the plant absorbs and stores a lot of carbon. Use of straw-bale (an adaptation of agricultural by-product) as the building blocks of the house aims to create a sense of ownership and participation amongst women who are majorly involved in the agricultural activities in the area, further contributing to the empowerment of women. The use of simple construction techniques aims for equal participation of men and women in the building process, thus aiding self-construction within the community. Reusing material for a sustainable and cost effective approach further increases livelihood development. 43
Roof System : continuous roof of split-bamboo tiles with P.V.C. water proofing layer tied underneath
Roof System: mudrolls attached to the rafters for thermal lag, resting below a system of purlins
Roof Support: frame of bamboo members connected with tie-knots resting on timber wall plate
Vertical Support: 80mm bamboo columns fixed on a steel plate to the foundation to support the roof in semi open areas
Wall Condition: straw-bale obtained from rice fields for 3000 mm high loading bearing walls along with tapered openings
Ground Condition: 500 mm high modulated plinth made of stone, waste tyres and compressed soil
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nirupa-jane residence a place for tranquility of the mind Colombo, Sri Lanka (Internship)
The design of this 2400sq m residence revolves around the three existing trees that were found on site; one Jak and two Mango. The main idea was to preserve and build around them. Being a small plot, the built was limited to 48% of the total plot area. The residence embraces verticality rising to three floors. The longer side here faces East-West and has an excellent system of ventillation through large openings on either sides. The biggest challenge then, was to shade these openings where a lot of iterations were produced to meet the client’s needs and concerns; especially for the west facade. The involvement in this project was from its conceptualisation to the design development stage.
Firm: Team Architrave 48
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A: Looking into the swimming pool from the garden
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B: Looking into the living area
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SECTION 2 Key design features worked on: Section of the swimming pool Fenestration of the elevation Timber deck with skylight
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NORTH ELEVATION
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PROJECT SITE PRENTIS HALL
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SITE AXONOMETRIC - VIEW TOWARDS SOUTHEAST 614 WEST 125 STREET, MANHATTAN 10027
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site - 0 Columbia University Mixed-use Development Manhattanville, NYC, U.S.A. (Internship)
The intent of the project is to create a clear urban vision, harmony and dialogue between the new massing and the surrounding existing buildings within the block. It will be permeable and enhance the relationship with the neighborhoods, including the Manhattanville New Campus. The massing is set in dialogue with the surrounding existing buildings. Heights and setbacks of the new massing are important to achieving this vision. The podium height is less than the 80’ zoning limit, so as to remain below the height of the neighboring residential buildings to the south. On 125th street, the new podium massing seeks alignment with the existing Prentis Hall north facade. On Broadway, the podium massing is aligned with the new Columbia University Forum. The zoning requirements call for a 30’ setback from the existing buildings on the south side. In order to preserve light and sight from the existing buildings towards to the north, the new massing is set back up to 60’ from the housing to the south (50’ from the south property line), creating a respectful and human relationship between the existing and the new massing. This also leaves enough place for an urban, public garden at level two, in line with the spirit of the Manhattanville Campus. Given the residential and hotel programs required, the depth of the massing should be limited, to avoid generating unusable spaces. In order to achieve a better balance between the new massing height and the existing building heights, as well as light and sun penetration conditions, the garden is located at level two. If it were to be located at the ground floor, it would change the proportions of the outdoor spaces and reduce the incoming sun and light to the garden. On 125th street, the project connects with the city and Manhattanville campus. On the southern side, the idea is to connect, where it is physically and legally possible, with the existing buildings, providing access to this public garden. The tower is intended to house approximately 130.000 sqft of university residences. The massing is fragmented in plan and in elevation, to reflect the interior floorplate organization, as well as to reduce the visual impact and the shadow of the tower within the neighborhood. The tower’s north-south orientation and its east-west stepping shape maximize the views for residences towards the Hudson River, at the same time mitigating the tower’s presence from Broadway.
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ATTANVILLE SECTION
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UNIVERSITY HOUSING
UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE CENTRE AND HOTEL
Final model of the schematic design phase with context
Set-up for the client meeting with all the iterations and model explorations leading up to the latest stage of schematic design
One of the most crucial tools of designing at the office was model making for deriving at the most suitable form that responds to the context as well as the pre-requisites of the project
Multiple iterations of the physical model of the tower at different scales were produced to compare and achieve the most elegant and efficient form
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PROPOSED S
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
14'
- 0"
67'
- 7"
W -2
7/8 "
12 5T H
13 562 SF 20'
ST R
LOADING DOCK 709 SF 9' -
- 0"
4' -
10 318 SF
161 ' - 0"
282 '-2
0"
TO WE R LIM
75'
-4 OV
ER LA
3/4 "
14 387 SF Y(
180 ' - 0"
08 300 SF
)
- 4"
SUPPORT 94 SF
02 204 SF
)
18' - 9"
03 261 SF
' - 0"
18 311 SF
19 311 SF
20 312 SF
21 328 SF
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
89'
11' - 1 1/2"
81' - 9"
12' - 2"
1/2 "
GARDEN BELOW
22 277 SF
23 273 SF
24 271 SF
25 271 SF
26 271 SF
27 277 SF
TO WE R LIM
0" 4' - 0"
0" 6' -
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
11' - 1 1/2"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 667 SF
66' - 9"
10'
SKYLIGHT ABOVE
HOTEL AMENITIES 1907 SF
60' - 10"
20' - 0"
25' - 6" 3' - 0"4' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 439 SF
BROADWAY
6' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF 37' - 0"
MEP 82 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF
SUPPORT 285 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF
TRASH 68 SF
5' - 6"
5' - 6"
CIRCULATION 666 SF UNIVERSITY HOUSING 614 SF
SETBACK
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3/32" = 1'-0"
CETRARUDDY ARCHITECTURE DPC WWW.CETRARUDDY.COM
LEVEL 3 - PLAN
60' - 0" 80' - 0" 100' - 0"
PROJECT
SCALE
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Level- 1 : Ground Floor Plan Hotel lobbies and Mc Donald’s
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LEVEL 1 - GROUND FLOOR PLAN - OPTION 2
SUPPORT 225 SF 20' - 0"
20' - 0"
79' - 6" 100' - 0"
Level 3 Plan Hotel rooms and University Housing
614 WEST 125 STREET, MANHATTAN 10027
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3/32" = 1'-0"
CETRARUDDY ARCHITECTURE DPC 1 BATTERY PARK PLAZA NEW YORK NY 10004 T 212 941 9801 F 212 941 9440 WWW.CETRARUDDY.COM
CETRARUDDY ARCHITECTURE DPC
RAMP UP
14' - 6"
EGRESS 447 SF
10' - 8 3/4"
12' - 0"
2' - 6"
49' - 3"
20' - 6"
9' - 6 7/8" 95' - 0"
76' - 6 1/4"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 402 SF 37' - 0"
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KITCHEN MIN E-W
TRASH 66 SF
95' - 0"
40' - 0" 30' - 0"
TOWER LIMIT ABOVE
28' - 6"
69' - 9 1/2"
SKYLIGHT ABOVE
MEP 74 SF
KITCHEN MIN N-S
GARDEN BELOW
SCALE
32' - 2"
HOUSING LOBBIES 2263 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 492 SF
DRAWING NO.
27' - 0"
134' - 7"
SKYLIGHT ABOVE
92' - 10"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 492 SF
BROADWAY
17' - 8"
30' - 0"
11' - 6"
McDONALDS 5045 SF 5' - 0"
SKYLIGHT ABOVE 67' - 5 3/4"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 427 SF
HOTEL OFFICES 641 SF
SUBWAY EXIT
CATERING/ PREPARATION CIA 431 SF L LIM IT
- 3"
IT AB OV E
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 1096 SF
20' - 0"
- 10
- 0"
67'
15'
22' - 2 3/4"
17' - 2"
16' - 0"
15' - 10"
17 311 SF
5' - 11"
10' - 0"
16 258 SF
5' - 0"
15 409 SF
20' - 0"
100 C2 -4 OV ER LA Y(
SERVICE CORRIDOR 1121 SF
CIA L LIM IT
ST AG
1/4 "
CO MM ER
CO MM ER
- 0"
14' - 4 1/2"
1' - 0" 5' - 0"
TOWER LIMIT ABOVE
-5 5/8 "
04 320 SF
SUPPORT 260 SF
01 321 SF 33'
E
12'
-5
KITCHEN 1732 SF
12' -7
EE T
05 378 SF
IT AB OV E
HOTEL LOBBY 960 SF
SKYLIGHT ABOVE
1/4 "
12'
-5
1/4 "
82'
- 5"
TOWER LIMIT ABOVE
GREEN ROOM W/TOILET 178 SF 35'
ST R
07 242 SF 06 243 SF
HOTEL AMENITIES 756 SF LARGE BANQUET ROOM 6106 SF
12 5T H
09 359 SF
5' - 0"
0"
- 0" 10'
6' -
R-8 /C2
OPEN TO ABOVE 8' -
W
11 316 SF
2"
SERVICE ENTRY
SUPPORT 646 SF
12 375 SF
PRENTIS
0"
FOYER 3369 SF
EE T
5' - 0"
54'
PRENTIS
5' - 0"
23'
150 ' - 0"
- 0"
- 4"
10' - 0"
18'
Proposed Sche
SCHEMATIC SITE PLAN
RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP CETRARUDDY
ematic Site Plan
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12 5T H
PRENTIS
EE T
TERRACE BELOW
12 5T H
PRENTIS
ST R
EE T
- 0"
- 0" 7' -
0"
15'
22'
CIRCULATION / LOUNGE 1811 SF
15'
- 0"
TERRACE SUPPORT 57 SF
W
ST R
TERRACE
LEVEL 8 ROOF CA NO
TERRACE BELOW
25' - 6"
11' - 1 1/2"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 704 SF
3/32" = 1'-0"
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LEVEL 9 - PLAN
BROADWAY
12' - 6" 14' - 0 3/4"
45' - 0" 65' - 0" 100' - 0"
15' - 0" SETBACK
PROJECT
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CETRARUDDY ARCHITECTURE DPC
SETBACK
614 WEST 125 STREET, MANHATTAN 10027
Level 9 Plan (typical plan) Hotel terrace and University Housing
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CETRARUDDY ARCHITECTURE DPC
20' - 0" 20' - 0"
100' - 0"
PROJECT
Level 5 Plan Hotel rooms and University Housing
CIRCULATION 414 SF
14' - 6"
60' - 0" 80' - 0"
2' - 6"
14' - 6"
614 WEST 125 STREET, MANHATTAN 10027
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 468 SF
TRASH 68 SF
DRAWING NO.
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 615 SF
SUPPORT 227 SF
DRAWING NO.
5' - 6"
CIRCULATION 669 SF
20' - 0"
LEVEL 5 - PLAN
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 422 SF
5' - 6"
TRASH 69 SF
20' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 35' - 6" 422 SF
MEP 82 SF
19' - 1 1/2"
SUPPORT 293 SF
SETBACK
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 422 SF
5' - 9"
©
12' - 6"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 244 SF 23' - 9"
28' - 6"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 438 SF
12' - 5 1/4"
MEP 81 SF
14' - 0 3/4"
30' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 279 SF
SCALE
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 441 SF 37' - 0"
95' - 0"
6' - 0"
12' - 6"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 441 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 396 SF 37' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 881 SF
65' - 7 1/2"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 439 SF
TERRACE BELOW
22' - 3"
12' - 6"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 489 SF
20' - 0"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 492 SF
PODIUM BELOW
10' - 0"
66' - 9"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 664 SF
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 528 SF
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11' - 1 1/2"
BROADWAY
11' - 1 1/2" 66' - 9"
SCALE
11' - 1 1/2"
CANOPY ABOVE
23' - 5 1/4"
11' - 1 1/2"
TERRACE BELOW
55' - 7 1/2"
12' - 6"
11' - 1 1/2"
UNIVERSITY HOUSING 410 SF WE R LIM IT AB OV E
TO
- 0"
TERRACE
20' - 0"
10 262 SF
12' - 6"
09 287 SF
0"
08 341 SF
07 303 SF
7' -
06 254 SF
2' - 6"
05 356 SF
15'
11' - 1 1/2"
OV E
ROOF TERRACE 3400 SF
- 0" - 0"
11' - 1 1/2"
81' - 1 1/2"
AB
15'
7' - 0" 4' - 1 1/2"
22'
25' - 6"
PY
5' - 6"
11' - 1 1/2"
IT AB OV E
2' - 6" 12' - 0"
11' - 1 1/2"
04 295 SF
2' - 6"
03 288 SF
20' - 0"
TO WE R LIM
02 287 SF
63' - 1 7/8"
TOWER LIMIT ABOVE
SUPPORT 88 SF
01 469 SF
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Perspective view from the 125th Street to the West
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Perspective view from the 125th Street to the East
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kromakay salon Juhu, Mumbai Interior Design Project
Client: Kromakay Hair and Beauty Salon Area: 450sq mts Status: On-going Brief: To revamp an entire floor of the salon to give it an industrial theme design where every element is specifically designed to meet the particular utility as well as dimension requirements of the client.
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ROOM 1 ROOM 2
before
ROOM 3
before
before
Client: KROMAKAY SALON Area: 450 sq mts
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proposed design
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ient storage, coherent visual aesthetic and better functionality. Use of metallic surfaces in the space helps in ific storage and functional requirements of the client 68
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asian paints advertisement Mumbai Set Design and Set Dressing
Client: Asiant Paints Production House: The Pack Production Designer: Dhara Jain Director: Vivek Kakkad Cast: Ranbir Kapoor P V Sindhu Plot: To show before and after of P. V Sindhu’s house to advertise a new product of Asian Paints that help in preventing damp walls.
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6" 25'-10" 14'-6"
2'
3'-2"
4'-2"
2'
10"
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3'
"
-6
6'
10
8"
10"
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11
HERO WALL
2'
2'
1'-6"
2'
3'
11'
"
-7
2'
6' 4'
3'
4'
3'-6"
5'-8"
4'
5'-6"
2'
5'-2"
1 2'-02"
3'
3'
INBUILT BOOKSHELF
10"
8' 2'-4"
"
-4
5' 9'-2"
10'
Plan of the layout & work-in progress on site images. The layout was evolved in a way that best suits the need of the cinematographer as well as the director. Snapshots of the final set for the advertisement 71
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other works
DOCUMENTATION Related Study Program (RSP) of Konkan Houses in Goa (mode of drawing: Hand-drawn)
Related Study Program (RSP) of Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh (mode of drawing: Digital CAD)
HANDS-ON WORK
Brick work, Earth work, & Metal work
INSTALLATIONS Light installations for Navratri
THEATRE Acting and Set Design
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elevation 1
section BB’
plan
Related Study Program: Konkan Houses of Goa 75
roof plan
details of joineries
exploded axonometric
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Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan 3
LEGEND 1. Johar Kund 2. Bheem Singh Rana ki Chhatri 3. Jahangir Mahal
Constructed between 1780-1783, this three-story structure was documented by a group of two in an attempt to enhance and sensitize our understanding and abilities to appreciate and decode the built forms of the past.
Related Study Program: Gwalior Fort - Bheem Singh Rana ki Chhatri 77
Ground Floor Plan
wall section
site section
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BRICK PAVILION Twisted arch, twisted column, IPS and mosaic flooring
HUNARSHAALA Making CSEB and ADOBE blocks
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT TECHNIQUES Making stone walls, gabion walls, rammed earth walls and mud plaster with different binding materials
METAL WORK Welding and grinding Thomson Oprtonics Factory, RPBW 80
Tripping on Shadows Navratri ‘17, CEPT
Seating Navratri Teammate: 81
The Illuminated Lotus Navratri ‘15, CEPT Teammate: Riddhi Varma
Pavilion ‘19, CEPT Riddhi Shah 82
Roles: Acting and Set Design Location: CEPT University. Ahmedabad
Roles: Acting Location: Scrapyard, Ahmedabad
Roles: Set Design Location: CEPT University
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Thank You Contact: aditi.baj23@gmail.com